Lacorte, Fried, Leon in court over signatures

11:28 PM,
Jul. 26, 2013

Vladimir Leon is fighting to stay on the Democratic primary ballot for Rockland County executive.

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Dagan Lacorte heads back to court Wednesday to try and get his name back on the Democratic primary ballot in the race for Rockland County executive.

But even if he fails to get enough signatures validated, Lacorte said he will continue his run, possibly conducting a write-in campaign for the Democratic line or launching a new third-party effort with a focus on the November general election.

"We are confident that my name will be returned to the Democratic primary ballot and we are in this race to win it," Lacorte said Friday. "I fully plan to be Rockland's next county executive." ...